Noble surnames, such as laporter, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name laporter, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The laporter family originally lived near a door or gate of particular interest, such as the gates to a fortified city or a unusually large or unique door. The name laporter is derived from the Old French words "la" and "porte," which mean "the" and "door" respectively.

laporter Early Origins

The surname laporter was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in d'Ysserteux, and were members of the aristocratic families of the region. In the same region of Berry they also branched to Riants.

laporter Spelling Variations

laporter Early History

laporter Early History

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laporter Early Notables (pre 1700)

laporter Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Laporte arrived in Quebec in 1727 from Saintonge; Jean Baptiste Laporte arrived in Quebec from Guyenne in 1720; another Jean Baptiste Laporte settled in Quebec in 1738 also from Guyenne.

The laporter Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The laporter Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.